Gloucester County NAACP president named '2014 Gamechanger'

The Gloucester County NAACP has announced that its president, Loretta Winters, is being highlighted, along with nine others as a “2014 Gamechanger” for the African American community in the Greater Philadelphia area on CBS 3, The CW Philly and KYW Newsradio 1060, as part of their Black History Month Celebration.

Winters, who is also third vice president of the NAACP State Conference, dedicates countless volunteer hours in making significant, positive change for people of color and the community-at-large, dealing with issues throughout South Jersey from education and economic equality to women’s issues and fostering better community-police relationships, according to a press release from the county NAACP.

Winters gets her membership to focus on how they can make a difference, not only for people of color in America, but for all Americans, regardless of their diverse identities. “As an American of Filipino-African American descent, it is my duty and responsibility to help others understand our struggles for fair and equal access to social, economic and political advancement,” Winters often likes to say.

One of her members nominated Winters for the honor, because in his words, “Loretta Winters continued to demonstrate how organized, strategic planning can lead to significant reform.”

In recognizing the work of the 10 honorees throughout the Greater Philadelphia area that have been selected, the stations will air vignettes, hosted by television anchor Ukee Washington and radio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg, on each of the “Gamechangers” throughout February.

Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest nonpartisan civil rights organization. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities.